THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION

Imagine being in a room filled with hundreds of people. All these people are buzzing and socializing all around you, but there seems to be some sort of disconnect between you and everybody else. You start to wonder why do you feel alone in a room surrounded by a bunch of people. Is it because you just feel an overwhelming sense of solitude or that you simply lack the desire to socially interact with the people around you. That distinction is what defines the difference between loneliness and social isolation. Both loneliness and social isolation, unfortunately can lead